Vouziers
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Vouziers | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Saint-Maurille | |
Coat of arms | |
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Vouziers | |
Coordinates: 49°23′50″N 4°41′54″E / 49.3972°N 4.6983°ECoordinates: 49°23′50″N 4°41′54″E / 49.3972°N 4.6983°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Ardennes |
Arrondissement | Vouziers |
Canton | Vouziers |
Intercommunality | |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Yann Dugard |
Area 1 | 42.48 km2 (16.40 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 4,339 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 08490 /08400 |
Elevation | 89–186 m (292–610 ft) (avg. 148 m or 486 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vouziers (French pronunciation: [vuzje] (listen)) is a commune of the Ardennes department in northern France.
Vouziers is the burial place of the pioneer First World War fighter pilot Roland Garros, after whom the Stade Roland Garros in Paris (the location of the French Open tennis tournament) is named. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (the first president of Czechoslovakia) fought at Vouziers with the Czechoslovak Legion in France; there is a monument to the legion, and the president's name given to the city lycee (high school). The cellist and conductor Jean Witkowski was born in Vouziers on 23 May 1895.
The town was on the path of totality for the Solar eclipse of 11 August 1999. It hosted a major observation event. Because of its proximity to the Belgian border, it was gridlocked by visiting Belgian cars on the morning of the eclipse.
Geography[]
The river Aisne flows through Vouziers, doubled by a branch of the "canal des Ardennes".
The town lies between the Forest of Argonne, the , and Champagne, and near the Ardennes Massif (dense woodland). It is not far from Charleville-Mézières, Sedan (the largest medieval castle in Europe), Rocroi, Reims (where the kings of France were crowned), Châlons-en-Champagne, and Varennes-en-Argonne (where Louis XVI was arrested during the French Revolution). On 1 June 2016, the former communes Terron-sur-Aisne and Vrizy were merged into Vouziers.[2]
Population[]
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The inhabitants are called Vouzinois.
International relations[]
Vouziers is twinned with:
- Gräfenroda, Germany
- Ratíškovice, Czech Republic
- Agnam Civol, Senegal
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 9 May 2016 (in French)
External links[]
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- Communes of Ardennes (department)
- Subprefectures in France
- Remi
- Champagne (province)